Buggy-bed



(No Model.)

J. G. PIGG.

BUGGY BED.

Patented Sept. 21

N. PETERS. Phatnulhflgn lpimr. Washington. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E,

JOHN o. FIGG, 0F BARRY, ILLINOIS.

BUGGY-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,577, dated September 21,1886. Application filed June 2, 1856. Serial No. 203,890. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN 0. Free, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Barry, in the county of Pike and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Beds, of which the following. is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to new and useful improvements in buggy-beds; and it consists,

chiefly, in applying the seat and foot-rest directly to the side springs of the vehicle, and in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aplan view of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

In carrying out my invention, I construct the wooden frame or body A of correspondingly-shaped side pieces, a a, the same being connected together at their front and rear ends by means of cross-bars a, each of the latter having a portion of its surface removed for securely connecting the side pieces and end bars together. This frame A is additionally connected together at its forward end by a second cross-bar, a which is likewise secured to the side pieces, and is at its center suitably braced with the front cross-bar, a, by means of a small connecting-bar, b.

Secured at or near each end of the frame A are four brackets, B, the straight or flat portion of which is provided with apertures for insertion of screws, by which the said brackets are secured to the upper surface of the frame A. Said brackets are ciu'ved outwardly a short distance and then rearwardly, at which point the ends of each are again bent into small eyes or hooks, b, formed by bending the ends of said bracket over against itself, the purpose of which eyes or hooks will be seen further on.

O O are two slightly-curved side springs, the highest point of the curvature of which being at the center thereof, and each end of the said springs is turned up or curved, formingasmall hook for securing thereto one end of a square link or hanger, D, the other end of the said link being secured to the eye or hook I) of the bracket B, thus pivotally supporting or securing each end of the spring 0. To the center of the side springs, O O, are secured the sides of a seat, E, the same being rigidly secured to the said springs by means of screws or other ordinary means, the seat for this purpose being provided with small brackets or supports (1, on its under side at or near each end thereof. F is the foot-rest for the person or persons seated in the seat E, said foot-rest being comof brace-rods f, connected to the under side of 7c the seat E, and at or near the lower end of the board 0, and the horizontal board 6' is further secured or braced by means of brace-rods f, secured to the front of the rear board and to the upper surface of the horizontal board 6, at or near the forward end thereof. From this it will be seen that the seat is attached directly to the side springs of the vehicle, and that the footrest, being secured directly to the said seat and independent of the frame of the buggy, the ready yielding of the springs and the accommodation of the seat and its foot-rest are provided for according to the weight of the person or persons occupying the seat. The links orhangers D are pivotally connected at both ends, thereby providing for the ready yielding of the ends of the springs as above stated.

I am aware that it is not new to provide a buggy with springs mounted on side bars, and a seat secured on the said springbarshaving a foot-board arranged between the side bars and connected to the ends of said springs by cranks or pivoted arms; also, a buggy having rigid spring-hangers and half-elliptical side springs pivoted to said hangers; but my inven; tion is designed as an improvement over both of the inventions above designated; and to this end I secure directly to the, vehicle-seat the foot-rest by means of braces and brace-rods, and secure said seat directly to the side springs, thus avoiding the obvious disadvantage in securing the foot-rest to the ends of the side springs, which latter in my invention are de signed only to receive the weight of the person foot-rest and the under side of the vehicle-seat occupying the vehicle-seat, and the weight is and to the horizontal board, respectively, and thus applied directly to the springs, so as to the flat braces, substantially as shown and deequally distribute the strain thereon. I scribed. 5 Having thus described my invention, what In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in II 5 I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, presence of two Witnesses. is- J OHN C. FIGG.

The seat secured to the side springs of a Witnesses:

vehicle, the foot-rest secured to said seat, the J. L. UNDERWOOD,

1o brace-rods connected to the rear board of said J. A. UNDERWOOD. 

